The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
Episodes
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#5640: When Going to the Gym Meant Saving Your SoulThe word "asceticism" started as Greek for athletic training. How did it end up on top of a pillar — and why does Judaism push back? -
#5539: Gilgul: How Judaism's Soul Recycling Actually WorksReincarnation is absent from the Hebrew Bible and Talmud — so how did gilgul become central to Kabbalah and Hasidic life? -
#5350: Messiah, Eschaton, and the AI SingularityFour traditions, four different job descriptions for "Messiah" — and what the AI singularity borrowed from all of them.